Showers with a few thunderstorms this morning will quickly race to the coast by sunrise well start to clear the sky before noon. It will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Sunny and dry over the next several days with daytime highs in the middle to upper 60s. Overnight lows from the upper 30s to middle parts of the south. A tornado from this funnel cloud touched down in parts of northwest florida, monday. Several homes and business in the town of mcdavid were damaged and thousands were left without power. Schools will be closed in that area today because of the storms. Damage as night fell over the area near century, florida. You can see numerous homes were nearly leveled, power lines and trees were down in this particular neighborhood. One woman had to be rescued from her home. Its devastating, i tell ya. Ive been through but it wasnt as bad as this. Rescue crews say three people had to be taken to hospitals for minor treatment. Remember anytime Severe Weather threatens, you can stay alert by downloading the wis weather app. Text weather to 80310 to download the app directly to messaging and data rates apply. It will be another busy day of campaigning in South Carolina for 2016 president ial hopefuls. Several gop candidates crisscrossed the state yesterday with former president george w. Bush lending his support to brother jeb bushs campaign bid. Dan scheneman has the latest on the race for the white house. Jeb bush got some help on the campaign trail in South Carolina from his brother, former president bush who had choice words for in my experience the strongest person usually isnt the loudest one in the room. For his part, the billionaire dismissed jeb bushs campaign. President ial candidate 19 25 theyre having a thing. Theyre trying to make him think its gonna happen, personally. Earlier in the day at a News Conference. Trump repeated attacks at another rival. Ted cruz. President ial candidate 30 38 he doesnt even have the right to serve as president or even run as president , he was born in canada. So i will bring that lawsuit if he doesnt apologize. Senator cruz dismissed trump. And suggested the suit was a sign of desperation. Republican president ial candidate 43 46 this is the most rattled ive ever seen donald this press conference today. On the democratic side, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton focused on saturdays caucus in nevada. President ial candidate 581 02 i am not a single issue flint. President ial candidate1 101 18 ive just come from a meeting that was one of the more difficult meetings that i have ever attended. Analysts believe the flint water crisis is an issue that resonates with African American voters across the country. Dan scheneman nbc news. Another contender, florida senator marco rubio, is calling for no action on a new Supreme Court justice to replace the late antonin scalia. Rubio spoke with wis news 10 on his campaign bus last night. Justice scalia died over the weekend. Rubio says with a new president coming in in less than a year, now is not the time for the u. S. Senate to approve a new nominee and the senate should refuse to confirm a new justice regardless of who president obama picks, if anyone. He also reiterated his support for tougher immigration policies but says his policy is not amnesty for foreigners in the country illegally. Hispanic communities are the first ones impacted by illegal immigration. Its their schools that get crowded, their hospitals that Public Services that get strained. I think, obviously, when you know someone whos here , illegally, you know their personal story. Its very sad. But you also have to understand that this is the most generous country in the world on immigration. A Million People a year immigrate to the United States, legally, permanently, every year, 1 million. No other country even comes close to that. So, its not like were talking about being anti immigrant. We are just saying that we have a right to choose who comes here, how they come here, and when they come here. We are a sovereign country. Out reach to minorities can be very important here in South Carolina in particular, where you have a very large minority community. Overwhelmingly democrat. What happens in the general i support free enterprise, because its the only economic the past havent voted for us. Communities that have been told by democrats for a long time that republicans dont care about people like them. Well, i am people like them. I come from that background. Rubio has talked about his christain faith in heavily evangelical South Carolina but he says voters in less strongly christian parts of the country should also be reassured by his faith well have more of our interview with senator marco rubio later on sunrise. Ahead of next weeks democratic primary, candidate Bernie Sanders is making stops in the capital city. This morning, sanders will be at Allen University for the faith and justice breakfast. Hes then heading over to the usc campus to speak with students in the russell house theatre. The usc town hall is for students with a valid student i. D. A giant in the Civil Rights Movement is in town to campaign for Hillary Clinton. Vernon jordan, who served as an influential advisor to president bill clinton, also held prominent positions with the naacp and the National Urban league. He says ever since he met Hillary Clinton back in life of service. Jordan acknowledges hes been friends with the clintons for many years but says he truly believes of all the candidates, Hillary Clinton is the most qualified and most prepared to lead our nation. We left law school, the three of us, not together at different times but we left and came directly home to the south and we came because we were committed all three of us to race in doing something about it and improving it jordan is meeting with Small Business owners today. Jordan says he respects other civil rights leaders who have come out in support of sanders but encourages all voters to study the issues and then vote with your conscience. For more coverage of the candidates in the palmetto state, and for everything you need to know for the upcoming primaries, visit our website at investigators have released video of a cayce policeman who was shot while trying to make an arrest last november. Listen to me, put your hands behind your back. Dont tense upyoure tensing up. Ima tell you. No, im trying to explain to you. Listen to me, youre pulling away. You got my hand man. Youre being charged with resisting now. Youre being charged with resisting. Shots fired the video was released by the Cayce Department of Public Safety monday, and was taken the night of november 17th. Officers were called to the scene on lorick street, where they tried to arrest 21yearold Demetrius Bryant on a drug violation. Bryant then fired at themhitting one of the officers. The other officer fired back, killing bryant. Yesterday, the Cayce Department of Public Safety announced that a sled investigation has cleared officer rhett kelley and ballentine of any wrongdoing. Ballentine returned to duty last week. Officer kelly is back at work on limited duty as he continues to recover. In Kershaw County two different families are devastated after a teenager was shot and killed and a husband and father is now behind bars. Jimmy methe has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. Kershaw county investigators say methe shot and killed 17yearold Brandon Spencer after he found the teen stealing from his truck. Wis Meaghan Norman has the latest. He got caught up in something that had a horrible ending. Ranel willoughby says she tried to save her grandsons life after starting to see a pattern of bad behavior. He had recently been caught stealing and was experimenting with marijuana. ive been preaching and preaching to him, dont do things, youre going to get in trouble. Early saturday morning her Worst Nightmare came true. I saw all the lights in my yard and im realistic, i opened the door and i really thought brandon had got into trouble. Her grandson, 17yearold Brandon Spencer had been killed. Kershaw county sheriff jim matthews says the teen was stealing from a vehicle when the homeowner came outside with a gun. Jimmy methe is paying a terrible price for what he did and many people think hes fine for what he did but its not and i dont want to see it happen to anyone else. Investigators say methe shot and killed spencer as he ran away. The bottom line is you cant pull the trigger on someone whos running away from you after theyve stolen something. Methes neighbor and close friend, nicole key says her neighborhood has seen vehicle breakins for the last 6 months. Its a sad situation that the kid lost his life and that but at the same time when it happens over and over continuously and then you wake up to that, your first instinct is to go into protective mode for your family, your children and your belongings. Sheriff matthews says he understands the frustration. I get it. We want to protect our property. We dont want people stealing from us. But you cannot use deadly force to protect property. We know what brandon was doing was wrong but we also know he that was Meaghan Norman reporting. Coming up. Knoxville has not been kind to the gamecock womens team in years past. With a Third Straight regular season sec title on the line, see if the gamecocks could overcome history and notch a big win against the lady vols. The usc women have been road warriors the past three basketball seasons. Tonights game at tennessee. Carolina has dropped just three conference road games during that span. The gamecocks drop to third this week in the ap poll. They remain second in the Ncaa Selection Committee rankings. Both teams had active swat patrols tonight. Mercedes russell knocks down this shot by doniyah cliney. Aja wilson has a nice night. 25 points and six rebounds. Wilson standing tall on the defensive end. Denies nia moore. Aja blocked 5 shots on the night. Diamond deshields. The transfer from North Carolina a 1612 lead. She leads the vols with 21 points. Tina roy beats the buzzer. She gives carolina a 2421 halftime lead. Third quarter. Tiffany mitchell heats up after a slow start. She drops in a three pointer to tie it at 35. Sarah imovbioh snatches the rebound. Gets it to mitchell who takes it the distance. 12 points for mitchell. Usc up two. Fourth quarter. Tina roy pushes the lead to eight with a three pointer. Later. Another triple from roy. Its an 11 point margin. 5645. The gamecocks beat the vols for the Third Straight time. 62to 56. Usc is 24 and one overall, 12 and oh in the sec. They have clinched at least a share of the championship. Like usc. Sc states enjoying a great turn around. The bulldogs are in position to win their first meac regular season title. Since the 2003ohfour season. Sc states a half game out of first place with a conference record of 9andthree. The success motivates the bulldogs to work harder to earn an ncaa tournament berth. Certainly a ticket to the big dance would be awesome. However. Its just as enjoyable receiving the extra attention around campus. The warm front is now through the midlands this morning and temperatures 30 warmer in some places. So the wedge is gone a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact High Pressure and a good deal of sunshine over the next few highs. First, we need to get through the rain. Showers with a few thunderstorms this morning will quickly race to the coast by sunrise well start to clear the sky before noon. It will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Sunny and dry over the next several days with daytime highs in the middle to upper 60s. Overnight lows from the upper 30s to middle 40s. As the battle over who will fill the vacancy left in the Supreme Court plays out on the campaign trail, white house Officials Say president obama will conduct a robust process in making his nomination. Senate republicans have promised to delay confirmation of any nominee the president puts forward to replace the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who died on saturday. Deputy White House Press secretary eric schultz yesterday accused republicans of playing politics. He said not to expect a nominee in the next weekgiven the senate is in recess. Our expectation is that members of the United States senate will do their jobs, and yes, that includes republicans. That includes identifying an ample number of republicans who take their oath of office seriously, and who take their fidelity to the United States constitution seriously enough to do their jobs. The white house says the Supreme Court must be fully staffed as it considers a number of important cases this year. Next monday. The Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic targeted in a shooting rampage is back in business. Planned parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Springs reopened yesterday. Only part of the building was open because parts of it are still being repaired. The entrance was damaged by a Police Vehicle after a gunman shot and killed three people there in november. Robert lewis dear has confessed to carrying out the shooting. Hes charged with murder, attempted murder, and other counts. Still to come this morning on sunrise. It was a big night for Music Artists as the 58th annual grammys unfolded in los angeles. Find out the big winners next in the grammy wrap places. So the wedge is gone a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact High Pressure and a good deal of sunshine over normal highs. First, we need to get through the rain. Showers with a few thunderstorms this morning will quickly race to the coast by sunrise well start to clear the sky before noon. It will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Sunny and dry over the next several days with daytime highs in the middle to upper 60s. Overnight lows from the upper 30s to middle 40s. But otherwise, the Recording Academy largely spread the wealth with its honors and several major stars won for the first time. Mark barger has a wrap up. Nats are we out of the woods . Taylor swift got the grammys started monday night. Nats taylor swift and then added to her collection three awards. Including album of the year for 1989. I want to thank the fans for fans of rapper Kendrick Lamar got to celebrate nats we gonna be alright his show stopping performance. And 5 grammys. Including best rap album for to pimp a we will live forever, believe that. Nats lets go beyonce, lets do it honors for record of the year went to mark ronson and bruno the people dancing to this song. Thank you guys so much the nights first time grammy winners included ed sheeran. Song of the year for thinking out loud. And megan trainor, best new artist. Nats aw, im a mess. Justin bieber also won his first grammy. Best dance recording. Chris stapleton took best nats audio issues marred a performance by adele. But not tributes to lost legends nats the thrill is gone. Including bb king. Nats eagles lead singer, glenn frey. And glam rock icon david bowie. Nats Ground Control to major tom lady gagas tribute medley to the singer among the highlights on musics biggest night. Mark barger, nbc news. The time is now 4 thanks for starting your day this morning. Tim miller is tracking the latest. Ive got your first alert forecast coming up. But i will tell you, ive never ever met a person that lies more than ted cruz, i plus. On the attack. The feud between donald trump, ted cruz and jeb bush escalates during a Campaign Stop here in South Carolina. Plus renovations on the third floor at the main branch of Richland Library are on the home stretch of being complete. Im live here this morning giving you a first look at what you can expect to see. Its tuesday, february 16th. News 10 sunrise, starts now. Good morning. Thanks for waking up with sunrise. Im mary king. Im len kiese. Its five oclock on this tuesday, february 16th. Many of the pesidential candidates are calling South Carolina their home for the week as they make Campaign Stops ahead of the first in the south primary just a few days away. Of the 2016 hopefuls are you might be waking up to some rain this morning. Heavy rain fell last night throughout the midlands. Tim miller says we might see a few thunderstorms early this morning. Tim millers tracking the weather this morning as youre waking up. He has your first alert forecast. Low pressure will cross the south through Tuesday Morning and deliver 1 rain totals in some areas. Expect much warmer temperatures for the rest of the week with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. 2016 president ial hopefuls are pulling all the punches in an ahead of South Carolinas all important primaries. With just 4 days of campaigning left the gop candidates continue multiple stops across the state. And the battle between donald trump and his republican rivals, ted cruz and jeb bush, continues to heat up. Trump called cruz a liar multiple times on the campaign trail here in South Carolina. Trump says that some of cruzs campaign ads are misleading, and unless he apologizes, hes going to launch a lawsuit over his eligibility to run for president ial candidate 30 38 he doesnt even have the right to serve as president or even run as president , he was born in canada. So i will bring that lawsuit if he doesnt apologize. Republican president ial candidate 43 46 this is the most rattled ive ever seen donald this press conference today. President ial candidate i am sick and tired of him going after my family. Bush continues his South Carolina tour today. At 10 30, hes holding a business tour and employee town hall meeting at Fn Manufacturing in columbia. At 4 15, hell be in leesville at shealys bar bque to speak to voters. At 7 30, hell be at the usc Aiken Convention Center for a last word in the south Candidate Forum hosted by the aiken gop. Cruz will be in columbia today for a rally with governor rick perry and congressman jeff duncan. Thats at the columbia armory on bluff road today at three pm. Cruz will end his day with a rally in the upstate in anderson county. Donald trump will be in the palmetto state for two events. Hell be at the Riverview ParkActivity Center at two pm over in north augusta. Democratic president ial is in the capital city today to speak at two events. Sanders will be at Allen University for the faith and justice breakfast happening this morning at 10. He then will head over to the usc campus for a town student i. D. That event is starting at 11 this morning. As we get closer to the first in the south primary, be sure to right now in the alert center a flight in route to new york city had to be diverted late last night because of Severe Weather. Delta flight 944 was sent to manchesterNew Hampshire last night. Airline Officials Say the jfkairport in new york experienced landing issues all day because of the same weather that impacted this flight there were no injuries reported in the incident. Delta says it was working on Hotel Accommodations for the flights 159 passengers. Officials say theyll head to new york later this morning. Some students at keenan high credited for helping deputies arrest a woman accused of making threats. 18year old Delijah Robinson is charged with having a weapon on school grounds. Students reported robinson sending threatening messages to their phones following a dispute, and told a School Resource officer. Robinson was later confronted by the officer in the schools parking lot. Deputies found a gun in the front passenger seat of robinsons car. She was taken to the alvin s. Glenn detention center. Investigators say a midlands Restaurant Owner may have shot and killed a man because he was involved with his wife. It happened sunday night at a parkandride location off of highway 378 in lexington county. Warrants from Lexington Police state the victim was in the back seat of a pickup truck with greg leons wife when leon fired several shots into the vehicle. She was not injured. Leon had previously been linked to the federal indictment against former lexington county sheriff james metts. And received one year probation. Hes now charged with murder. Over the past several years, youve likely noticed some construction and improvements happening at the assembly street. And theres good news the first part of those renovations are almost complete. And our Michal Higdon is live there this morning with an exclusive sneak peek at whats being done michal . I am on the third floor of the library which is set to open to the public by the end of heating and air systems to new bookshelves and furniture. This is all thanks to a bond referendum that Richland County voters approved several years ago. It allowed 15 Million Dollars to go toward this renovation at the main Richland Library branch. This 3rd floor of the branch will also be used for Career Advancement services. Youll see more spaces with computers, more seating, and even a coaching practice interviews can be conducted. Library leaders say these upgrades were requested by the community and everyone is excited to start using the new space. Really great because, you know, weve been talking about this like you said for realization of it is very exciting. Our staff is excited, customers are excited. And throughout our locations everyone we show plans to says, whens it going to be built . . So theres a lot of excitement around whats happening in all of our communities. The third floor should be open by the end of february and the entire branch will be completely renovated by next year. The library says what theyre offering goes beyond books they say its about quality of life. Especially in programs theyre offering to the community. Ill have more on whats new ahead in the next half hour. Live at the Richland Librarys main branch, Michal Higdon, wis news 10. And tim millers getting your day started with your first alert forecast. Low pressure will cross the south through Tuesday Morning and deliver 1 rain totals in some areas. Expect much warmer temperatures for the rest of the week with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. Coming up on news 10 sunrise. Last night as they looked to knock off an sec coming up on news 10 sunrise. The usc women were on the road last night as they looked to but could they continue their hot streak on the hard court . Well have a recap of the gamecocks matchup against tennessee after the break. Just into the wis alert center this morning. China has confirmed a second while some candidates suck up to trump. Or run away from him in fear. Jeb bush isnt afraid. Jeb bush that is downright wrong. He stands up to trump for his liberal democratic positions. Calls out trump for insulting women, attacking the disabled. Even trashing a decorated war hero. Trump i like peoplethat werent captured. Jeb Bush John Mccain is an american hero. Jeb bush. The better man. The real conservative. A commander in chief. Right to rise usa all across america families are coming back to Time Warner Cable for a whole new experience. We came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. Oh shes impressed. Were catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. Twcs home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. Come back today. Youll get 30 meg internet, tv, phone and more for 89. 99 a month. And ask how you could get a 300 reward card. Virus case first was detected last week. The administrations branch say it confirmed a patient with the virus after they were running fever at a local airport the 28yearold patient was exposed to an infected person in venezuela. Chinas first patient with the virus was discharged from hospital on sunday after a full recovery. Quarantine. Some democrats are insisting president obamas choice to replace Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia get an up or down vote. Many republicans have vowed to block it. So the next president can fill that vacancy. Tracie potts is following the latest developments. From capitol hill this morning. ranking democrat, judiciary cmte 00 04 it is unprecedented. It is pure politics. From capitol hill. fmr. Judiciary cmte chairman 05 08 it is wrong. It is not responsible. To the campaign trail. President ial candidate 09 14 talk about cowardice talk about democrats are pushing back hard at republicans refusal to give president obamas Supreme Court nominee a vote. Senate Judiciary cmte 21 28 lets have a hearing. Lets hear from our constituents what they think and then vote not say no vote at all. President ial candidate 29 34 the people of this country should send a very clear message that is not the way our constitution works. They point out Anthony Kennedy was confirmed by a democratic senate. In president reagans final year. The constitution does not include exemptions for election years, or for the president s last term in office. Were in an election year, so im not going to pretend rain totals in some areas. Expect much warmer temperatures for the rest of the week with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. The usc women have knocked off to take on tennessee. Usc got off to a slow start in the 1st night from aja wilson, held off the volunteers. Final score 62 to 56. The usc men are looking to get back in the win column tonight. The gamecocks lost for just the 4th time this season to kentucky on saturday. Theyll be in the other columbia tonight to take on missouri on the road. Game time is 7 oclock on the sec network. Clemson Quarterback Deshaun Watson was given one of the the biggest honors for College Football quarterbacks last night. Watson won the Davey Obrien National quarterback award. Deshaun retweeted this post from clemson football from the ceremony last night. A number of previous winners were also in attendance. More of todays top headlines coming up after the break. Stay with us right here on news 10 sunrise. Kristen welker coming up on today, hillary well go inside her strategy to regain momentum by winning nevada. Also, senator Bernie Sanders draws big crowds in michigan, well tell you who he met with and why it was so emotional. All that and more coming up on today. The United States coast guard is conducting a hearing in jacksonville this morning on the tragic coast guard officials are expected to focus on the events that led up to the sinking of the ship. That includes previous voyages the el faro made as well as the coast guards search and rescue efforts. A second hearing will focus on the voyage itself that took the lives of all 33 people on board. Occupier cliven bundy is expected to be in court today. Hell answer to charges brought against him from an armed confrontation back in 2014 that forced federal officials to release cattle being rounded up near his ranch in nevada. Bundy is the first to face charges in what some hailed as a victory in the fight to turn over federal land to state control. Bundys son ammon staged an armed sitin on federal land in oregon for the same issue. The white house says president obama will make his first visit to vietnam in may. The announcement came after the president met with vietnams Prime Minister at a summit with Southeast Asian leaders in california. The president s visit this spring will be a side trip while in the region for the group of seven summit in japan. President opbama will become the Third Straight the planned Parenthood Office in colorado which was the scene back in november of a mass shooting and Police Standoff, is now back open. Some repairs are still being made as bullet holes can be seen on the building. Officials also say new security measures are in place. One restaurant in columbus, ohio has reopened its doors just days after a violent machete attack left several people injured at the eatery. The healing process has just begun for the nazareth restaurant and deli. Last thursday, Mohamed Barry walked into the restaurant and started swinging a machete, injuring four people. He was fatally shot by officers when he tried to lunge at them while wielding the machete and a knife. Over in washington state, king county has issued flood alerts and warnings for three area rivers. There is a potential for widespread, moderate flooding as the day continues. King county Officials Say some areas could experience deep and fast flood water. Low pressure will cross the south through Tuesday Morning and deliver 1 rain totals in some areas. Expect much warmer temperatures for the rest of the week with the time is now 5 . We are back with another half hour, in just a few minutes. Thanks for starting your day with news 10 sunrise. Good morning. Thanks for waking up with i dont know what im doing. I cant find anything just when i think its just not going to work. This woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you . And he was so happy, to do it i never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. Make that go out of their way for me. Right then, right there i couldnt believe it he was so helpful i know its such a small thing little thing. Simple thing but it made me smile made me happy made my day share your story. Im len kiese. Im mary king. Its 5 30, on this tuesday, february 16th. Columbia fire crews were out in the heavy rains overnight working to put out a twoalarm apartment fire. Fire crews say the fire started around 2 15 this morning on menlo drive at the briargate broad river road. Were told one person had to be rescued from the second floor of the apartments. Fire Officials Say everyone made it out okay. Investigators are now working to determine what started the fire. Its tminus 4 days until South Carolina voters head to the polls to pick the candidate who they believe will be the 2016 republican president ial nominee. 4th place New Hampshire finisher jeb bush is looking to capitalize on his brother, george w. Bushs record in office as president , to prove hes the candidate to beat. Meanwhile, frontrunner, donald trump is denouncing any chance of bush having a top finish in the palmetto state. President ial candidate 19 25 his brother came today. Theyre having a thing. Theyre trying to make him competitive, but i dont think its gonna happen, personally. In my experience the strongest person usually isnt the loudest one in the room. Ahead youll hear more from jeb bush himself on how he will sway South Carolina voters to his side. Plus a look at more candidate stops in the midlands today. Plus you asked and they of the Richland Library are modeled after what you the community wanted. And this morning were giving you a first look at everything thats new. Ill have all the details coming up in about 15 minutes. And all of that rain that fell overnight has quickly moved out of the midlands. Roads will still be wet this morning, but well see improving conditions in your day ahead. Tim miller is tracking the latest this morning in your first alert forecast. Low pressure will cross the south through Tuesday Morning and deliver 1 rain totals in some areas. Expect much warmer temperatures for the rest of the week with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. 2016 president ial candidates are giving it their all in an effort to secure ahead of South Carolinas first in the south primary. With just 4 days of campaigning left the gop candidates continue multiple stops across the state. Republican jeb bush is garnering some support from his family as he makes his way through South Carolina. Former president george w. Bush appeared at a jeb bush rally at the North CharlestonConvention Center on monday. Jeb says his brother can vouch commanderin chief. The younger bush is hoping to gain more momentum after a fourth place finish in New Hampshire. Im going to be here for six days. Were trying to improve the good economy of South Carolina. Were going t6o spend as much money as we can, meet as many people as we can. Saturday is going to be a surprise because you all are going to go out and get 10 other people to do the same thing to vote for jeb bush for president. Jeb will continue his campaign through South Carolina today with stops here in columbia, aiken and leesville. Meanwhile, florida senator, marco rubio is looking to his faith as a talking point to win over evangelical voters in our state. Rubio spoke to supporters in gilbert yesterday at harmons tree farm. Rubio touched on immigration and job growth in america. During a oneonone interview, he also talked with our Charles Molineaux about making faith a substantial part of his campaign. First of all its a valid question. Is the single biggest influence on my life is christianity and my faith in my lord and savior jesus christ and people deserve to know that. Race, its not a political issue. Its just who i am. If people want to know about it, i have an obligation to share my faith in jesus christ. Rubio says he also looks to be the one republican candidate that can appeal to minority voters. Youll hear more from charles sitdown with marco rubio later today on wis. Ben carson is making a couple of stops in South Carolina. Hell hold a meet and greet with aiken volunteers at the jimmy johns on whiskey road in aiken. Thats happening from six to seven. Later tonight at 8 30, hell attend the last word in the south president ial forum at the usc Aiken Convocation Center in aiken. John kasich will be in the midlands today for a town hall with lexington county voters. Hell be at murrays neighborhood bar and grill in cayce. Thats starting tonight at seven p. M. Doors open at 6 30. Kasich will start his day off in greenville. A giant in the Civil Rights Movement is in town to campaign for Hillary Clinton. Vernon jordan, who served as an influential advisor to president bill clinton, will meet with Small Business owners today to to vote for hillary. Jordan says Hillary Clinton is the most qualified and most prepared to lead our nation. Jordan says he respects other civil rights leaders who have come out in support of sanders but encourages all voters to study the issues and then vote your conscience. Over at usc the nations top journalists will gather for a president ial primary panel. Nbcs craig melvin will be among the media members at the event. Dean Charles Bierbauer of uscs college of information and communications will be the moderator. The event is free and open to the public and is tonight at 7 30. It will be held in room 231 of the williamsbrice building at greene and pickens streets. As we get closer to the first in the south primary, be sure to new in the alert center several communities across the state of mississippi are left picking up debris after yesterdays round of severe storms. This is video of the aftermath there. Some neighbors believe tornadoes touched down there, but the National Weather service has yet to a witness said the twister was bearing down on her and her pets but ended up missing her house. The storm hit during school hours and School Officials in weston said their tornado preparedness drills paid off. In some parts of the state the damage was severe but so far only minor injuries have been reported. Columbia police are looking for two car thieves who crashed a stolen car and shot at a man in north columbia. Police say a toyota camry was reported stolen monday after the owner left the keys in the ignition before going to work. A few hours later, police say the owners son confronted the thieves after he spotted the car near farrow road. They then reportedly ran the car off the road and crashed into a neighborhood sign. The son reported that at least one of the thieves shot at him while he tried to run after them. Police are asking anyone with information to call 1888crimesc. More than five months after a columbia man was murdered his family is now increasing the reward for help in solving the case. On september 8th, police found junior shot dead at a home on budon court. Since then, Columbia Police have not announced any leads in the case and the search for the killer continues. Now, his two daughters are offering a 5 thousand dollar reward for information that can lead to an arrest. If you know anything that can help, call crimestoppers at 1888 crimesc. Investigators have released video of a cayce policeman who was shot while trying to make an arrest last november. Listen to me, put your hands behind your back. Dont tense upyoure tensing up. Ima tell you. No, im trying to explain to you. Listen to me, youre pulling away. You got my hand man. Youre being charged with resisting now. Youre being charged with resisting. Shots fired the video was released by the Cayce Department of Public Safety monday, and was taken the night of november 17th. Officers were called to the scene on lorick street, where they tried to arrest bryant on a drug violation. Bryant then fired at themhitting one of the officers. The other officer fired back, killing bryant. Yesterday, the Cayce Department of Public Safety announced that a sled investigation has cleared officer rhett kelley and Sergeant Frank ballentine of any wrongdoing. Ballentine returned to duty last week. Officer kelly is back at work on limited duty as he continues to recover. Governor nikki haley is expected to hold a News Conference at the state house today with the director of the department of health and human services. Thats happening at one today. The governor is expected to discuss the Nurse Family Partnership program which will help needy populations using a model for prenatal and postpartum care. Next on sunrise. Musics biggest night had some notable stars taking home some big awards. Well take a look at the grammy winners from last nights big show as we talk about whats trending. Low pressure will cross the morning and deliver 1expect much warmer temperatures for the rest of the week with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. Musics biggest night had some place in los angeles last night. Record of the year went to uptown funk by mark ronson and bruno mars. It also won best pop group performance. Taylor swift took home 3 grammys including a huge win for album of the year for 1989. Ed sheeran won song of the year for thinking out loud. Meghan trainor won best new artist. Kendrick lamar won the most grammys of the night with 5 including best rap album and best rap performance. Chris stapleton won best country album. Hamilton won best Musical Theatre album. Filming has now officially started on the next installment of the star wars walt disney has announced that shooting has now begun on Star Wars Episode 8. Its happening in the united kingdom. The announcement was accompanied by a short video that shows the filming where episode seven left off. Were told cast favorities like mark hamill and Carrie Fisher are slated to reprise their roles. Benicio del toro and laura dern are joining the cast as well. Episode eight will hit theaters in december 2017. Well have more of todays top stay with us right here on sunrise. Some big renovations at the something is just fundamentally broken likely to be arrested by police, and sentenced to longer prison terms, for doing the same thing that whites do. When too many encounters with Law Enforcement end tragically. We need investments in education, health care and jobs, to counter generations of neglect. We have to face up to the hard truth of injustice and systemic racism. Im Hillary Clinton, and i approve this message. While some candidates suck up to trump. Or run away from him in fear. Jeb bush isnt afraid. Jeb bush that is downright wrong. He stands up to trump for his liberal democratic positions. Calls out trump for insulting women, attacking the disabled. Even trashing a decorated war hero. Trump i like peoplethat werent captured. Jeb Bush John Mccain is an american hero. Jeb bush. The better man. The real conservative. A commander in chief. Right to rise usa if youve visited before, you know the main branch has a floor dedicated to helping the Community Advance in their careers. And part of that renovation is nearly complete. Our Michal Higdon is live there this morning giving you a first look at what you can expect to see. The renovations on the 3rd floor of the main libary are more than just new furniture, bookshelves, and new rooms. This will be a revamped office dedicated to Career Services for the community appropriately called the new career, business and Research Center. Business and job center which saw thousands of folks using resources. And with this revamping county and Library Officials hope more will take advantage. There will be a Career Coaching center where those in the community can come to get help with their resume, practice their interviewing skills and more. More than a Dozen Computers will be available specifically for job seeking. The best thing about it all these services are free and readily available to the public. We are on the cutting edge and i like to say that the services we offer in the business, careers and research. Which is our new name, is truly a Flagship Service that the library is able to provide for our customers and also makes that Community Connection possible. Library officials hope to have the new career, business and Research Center open by the end of february. We will have all of the details listed on this story on our website a little later including a link to see what renovations are being done each day and which main branch, Michal Higdon, wis news 10. President s day weekend is traditionally the start of the spring housing market. Which is the busiest time of year for home sales. But according to the latest numbers from the National Association of realtors, inventory at the end of december was down nearly four percent from a year ago. The supply of homes for sale was the lowest since the start of 2005. As for january, the National Association of realtors listing site, realtor dot com, reported listings were down an even sharper 4. 4 percent from a year ago. The popularity of e books such as the nook and the kindle made a lot of people think bookstores would become a thing of the past. Well, not anymore. Data from the Us Census Bureau shows bookstores are again on the rise. Bookstore sales rose by twoandahalf percent last year, from 10pointnine billiondollars to 11 thats the first year overyear increase for the industry since 2007. Low pressure will cross the south through Tuesday Morning and deliver 1 rain totals in some areas. Expect much warmer temperatures for the rest of the week with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. Happy birthday to everyone celebrating today send your Birthday Club pictures to send your Birthday Club pictures to birthdayboard wistv. Com and specify the date in subject line. You can also mail photos to notice. Photos cannot be returned. The naacp may call for civil disobedience over the water crisis in flint, michigan. The associations president , cornell brooks, has given michigans embattled governor 30 days to come up with a timeline for fixing flints water problems. Brooks also says he wants Governor Rick Snyder to say how much the repairs will cost. Flints Drinking Water has continued to have elevated levels of lead. The naacp says more would be done to fix the water problems if flint as a city was wealthier. Investigators in texas are working to find out what well. The flames broke out monday night in frio county about 55 miles southwest of san antonio. Reports Say Something exploded which may have caused the fire. Firefighters have not yet confirmed an official cause. So far, there havent been any reports of injuries. Crews from the National Weather service will be out in florida today to survey some damage after suspected tornadoes touched down along the states pandhandle. Officials say one of the apparent twisters swept through the area north of pensacola. At least 10 homes were reportedly destroyed, but no injuries were reported. The tornadoes were part of a large winter storm system causing snow, sleet, strong winds and rain. Parts of central louisiana are working to recover this morning after a severe storm blew through parts of the state causing damage to trees and power lines. In one area a strong wind gust ripped the roof off a car and sent it flying into a restaurant. The National Weather service hasnt yet reported, its unclear how serious they are. South through Tuesday Morning and deliver 1 rain totals in some areas. Expect much warmer temperatures for the rest of the week with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. The time is now. Thanks for starting your day weather lingering this morning. Tim miller is tracking the latest. Ive got your first alert forecast coming up. But i will tell you, ive never ever met a person that lies more than ted cruz, i have never ever seen anything like it. Plus. On the attack. Donald trump calls out republican challengers ted cruz and jeb bush during Campaign Stops here in South Carolina. More on their political jabs plus renovations on the third floor at the main branch of Richland Library are on the home stretch of being complete. Im live here this morning giving you a first look at what you can expect to see. Its tuesday, february 16th. News 10 sunrise, starts now. Good morning. Thanks for waking up with sunrise. Im mary king. Im len kiese. Its 6 oclock. Many of the president ial candidates are calling South Carolina their home for the week as they make Campaign Stops ahead of the first in the south primary just a few days away. Well take a look at where many of the 2016 hopefuls are stopping today in the palmetto state as they make a final push to swing votes. You might be waking up to some rain this morning. Heavy rain fell last night tim miller says we might still see a few thunderstorms early this morning. Morning. Tim millers tracking the weather this morning as youre waking up. He has your first alert forecast. The warm front is now through the midlands this morning and temperatures 30 warmer in some places. So the wedge is gone a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact High Pressure and a good deal of sunshine over the next few days will see above normal highs. First, we need to get through the rain. Showers with a few thunderstorms this morning will quickly race to the coast by sunrise well start to clear the sky before noon. It will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Several days with daytime highs in the middle to upper 60s. Overnight lows from the upper 30s to middle 40s. First alert traffic report 2016 president ial hopefuls are pulling out all the stops, in an effort to ahead of South Carolinas all important primaries. With just 4 days of campaigning left the gop candidates continue multiple stops across the state. And the battle between donald trump and his republican rivals, ted cruz and jeb bush, continues to heat up. Trump called cruz a liar multiple times on the campaign trail here in South Carolina. He also says some of cruzs ads are misleading, and brought up cruzs eligibility to run while threatening to sue. The bushs meanwhile, took a unified stand against trumps recent criticisms of the family, with jebs brother george campaigning at his side. President ial candidate 30 38 he doesnt even have the right to serve as president or even run as president , he was born in canada. So i will bring that lawsuit if he doesnt apologize. Republican president ial candidate 43 46 this is the most rattled ive ever seen donald this press conference today. There seems to be a lot of name calling going on, but i want to remind you what our good dad labels are for soup cans. Well have more from that bush rally in our next half hour. Meanwhile jeb continues his South Carolina tour today. At 10 30, hes holding a business tour and employee town hall meeting at Fn Manufacturing in columbia. At 4 15, hell be in leesville last word in the south Candidate Forum hosted by the aiken gop. Cruz will be in columbia today for a rally with governor rick perry and congressman jeff duncan. Thats at the columbia armory on bluff road today at three pm. Cruz will end his day with a rally in the upstate in anderson county. Donald trump will be in the palmetto state for two events. Hell be at the Riverview ParkActivity Center at two pm over in north augusta. Later in the day, hell be speaking at Beaufort High School in the performing arts center. Thats happening at six pm. Democratic president ial candidate Bernie Sanders is in the capital city today to speak at two events. Sanders will be at Allen University for the faith he then will head over to the usc campus for a town i. D. That event is starting at 11 this morning. As we get closer to the first in the south primary, be sure to check out the latest just coming into the alert center moments ago top u. S. Officials will travel to cuba today to sign an aviation pact that restores Airline Service between the u. S. And cuba for the first time in more than 50 years. Us airlines still have to apply for permission from u. S. Regulators to fly specific routes before they sell tickets to cuba. They will have 15 days starting today to submit route applications to the u. S. Transportation department. The arrangement allows only 20 roundtrip flights per day between the us and havana. Some students at Keenan High School are being credited for helping deputies arrest a woman accused of making threats. 18year old Delijah Robinson is charged with having a weapon on school grounds. Sending threatening messages to their phones following a dispute, and told a School Resource officer. Robinson was later confronted by the officer in the schools parking lot. Deputies found a gun in the investigators say a midlands Restaurant Owner may have shot and killed a man because he was involved with his wife. It happened sunday night at a parkandride location off of highway 378 in lexington county. Warrants from Lexington Police state the victim was in the back seat of a pickup truck with greg leons wife when leon fired several shots into the vehicle. She was not injured. Leon had previously been linked to the federal indictment against former lexington county sheriff james metts. And received one year probation. Hes now charged with murder. Over the past several years, youve likely noticed some construction and improvements happening at the main Richland County library on assembly street. And theres good news the first part of those renovations are almost complete. And our Michal Higdon is live there this morning with an exclusive sneak peek at whats michal . I am on the third floor of the library which is set to open to the public by the end of february. And take a look at how different it looks everything is new from new heating and air systems to new bookshelves and furniture. This is all thanks to a bond referendum that Richland County voters approved several years ago. It allowed 15 Million Dollars to go toward this renovation at the main Richland Library branch. This 3rd floor of the branch will also be used for Career Advancement services. Youll see more spaces with computers, more seating, and even a coaching suite where practice interviews can be conducted. Library leaders say these upgrades were requested by the community and everyone is excited to start using the new space. Really great because, you know, weve been talking about this like you said for many years so to see the realization of it is very exciting. Our staff is and throughout our locations everyone we show plans to says, whens it going to be built . . So theres a lot of excitement around whats happening in all of our communities. The third floor should be open by the end of february and the entire branch will be completely renovated by next year. The library says what theyre offering goes beyond books they say its about quality of life. Especially in programs theyre offering to the community. Ill have more on whats new ahead in the next half hour. Live at the Richland Librarys main branch, Michal Higdon, wis news 10. 30 warmer in some places. So the wedge is gone a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact High Pressure and a good deal of sunshine over the next few days will see above normal highs. First, we need to get through the rain. Before noon. It will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Sunny and dry over the next last looking to knock off an sec rival. But could they overcome a slow start against tennessee . Thats up next on sunrise. Just into the wis alert center this morning. Four people are dead this jeb bush once stood tall. Before his campaign sank like arock and he started desperately slinging mud on fellow republicans. Thats not president ial, jeb. John kasich did cut ohios taxes. Cut state spending. Turned a deficit into a surplus. Brought back jobs from mexico and china. Thats conservative, and thats president ial. Others injured in a gas explosion at a residential building in russia. It happened in a city about 160 miles northeast of moscow. Drone footage from russias Emergency Ministry shows emergency workers at the scene in the aftermath searching through debris. One section of the five Story Building came crashing down in the blast. A criminal case has been opened into the circumstances of the explosion. The planned Parenthood Office in colorado which was the scene of a mass shooting and Police Standoff in november, is now back open. Some repairs are still being made and bullet holes are still visible. Planned parenthood organizers say that immediately after the shooting, they vowed to open the offices again as soon as possible. Officials say new security measures are in place. The white house says president obama will make his first visit to vietnam in may. President met with vietnams Prime Minister at a summit with Southeast Asian leaders in california. The president s visit this spring will be a side trip while in the region for the group of seven summit in japan. President obama will become the Third Straight president to visit vietnam. The brazilian government has deployed 55thousand soldiers to the streets to help fight off the mosquito that transmits zika. The soldiers were Accompanying Health workers monday, who visited houses and applied larvicides and insecticides in moist areas where the mosquitos are likely to breed. Brazilian scientists have linked the zika virus to the increase in the number of children born with microcephaly in the country since 2015. Florida is one of the states with a confirmed tornado touch down as a severe system moved across the south monday. Its part of the same system that is giving us some rain this morning. This tornado was caught on camera in century florida and caused some serious damage while it was on the ground. People were out digging through the rubble after that twister knocked down some buildings and knocked out toss to weather the warm front is now through the midlands this morning and temperatures 30 warmer in some places. So the wedge is gone a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact High Pressure and a good deal of sunshine over the next few days will see above normal highs. First, we need to get through the rain. Showers with a few thunderstorms this morning will quickly race to the coast by sunrise well start to clear the sky before noon. It will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Sunny and dry over the next several days with daytime highs in the middle to upper 60s. Overnight lows from the upper 30s to middle 40s. Todays picture the weather is from arrington earle, Hammond School send us your weather pictures to the usc women have knocked off another ranked opponent. The gamecocks were on the road to take on tennessee. Usc got off to a slow start in the 1st quarter but behind a 25 point night from aja wilson, held off the volunteers. Final score 62 to 56. The usc men are looking to get back in the win column tonight. The gamecocks lost for just the 4th time this season to kentucky on saturday. Theyll be in the other columbia tonight to take on missouri on the road. Game time is 7 oclock on the sec network. Up next on sunrise a look at your tuesday headlines. Thanks for starting your day with news 10. Kristen welker coming up on today, hillary race in harlem, wwell go inside her strategy to regain momentum by winning nevada. Also, senator Bernie Sanders draws big crowds in michigan, the warm front is now through the midlands this morning and temperatures 30 warmer in some places. So the wedge is gone a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact High Pressure and a good deal of sunshine over the next few days will see above normal highs. First, we need to get through the rain. Showers with a few thunderstorms this coast by sunrise well start to clear the sky before noon. It will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Sunny and dry over the next several days with daytime highs in the middle to the 90s. The National Weather service says cities up and down the state had record high temperatures monday. Part of Orange County topped out at 94 degrees. Forecasters say the heat will continue through today but a cool down is not far off as some rain is heading toward the state. A tennessee judge has ruled there is enough probable cause to move forward with charges against three high School Officials facing allegations for failing to report sexual abuse of basketball players. The head basketball coach, assistant coach, and Athletic Director of Ooltewah High School all pleaded not guilty to the charges monday. Four players are accused of sexually assaulting a teammate in a cabin while on team trip in december. The coaches were upstairs when the the United States coast guard is conducting a hearing in jacksonville this morning on the sinking of the el faro cargo ship. That hearing will focus on the backgrounds of crew members and a second hearing will focus specifically on the voyage when it sank, killing everyone on board. Activist cliven bundy is expected in court today to answer to charges brought against him from an armed confrontation back in 2014 that forced federal officials to release cattle being rounded up near his ranch in nevada. Bundy is the first to face charges in what some hailed as a victory in the fight to turn over federal land to state control. Bundys son ammon staged an armed sit in on federal land in oregon this year for the same issue. For the second time taylor swift took home the grammy for album of the year. She won monday nights top prize for her multihit, bestselling album 1989. She beat out Kendrick Lamar, chris stapleton, alabama shakes and the weeknd. Ed sheeran won song of the year for thinking out Meghan Trainor won best new artist. Kendrick lamar won the most grammys of the night with 5 including best rap album and best rap performance. Chris stapleton won best country album. Hamilton won best Musical Theatre album. The time is now 6 . Thanks for starting your day with news 10 sunrise. We are back with another half hour, in just a few minutes. Good morning. Thanks for waking up with Dunkin Donuts unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day and now you can enjoy two english muffin egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches for 4. The new caramel macchiato from Dunkin Donuts. Let handcrafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramelflavored swirl uplift your mood. Indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. America runs on dunkin. Im mary king. Its 6 30. Columbia fire crews were out in the heavy rains overnight working to put out an apartment fire. It started around 2 15 this morning on menlo drive at the briargate condominium apartments off broad river road. Were told one person had to be rescued and everyone made it out okay. 12 unites were affected. Investigators are working to determine a cause. Its tminus 4 days until south candidate who they believe will be the 2016 republican president ial nominee. 4th place New Hampshire finisher jeb bush is looking to capitalize on his brother, george w. Bushs record in office as president , to prove hes the candidate to beat. Meanwhile, frontrunner, donald trump is denouncing any chance of bush having a top finish in the palmetto state. President ial candidate 19 25 his brother came today. Theyre having a thing. Theyre trying to make him competitive, but i dont think its gonna happen, personally. In my experience the strongest person usually isnt the loudest one in the room. Ahead youll hear more from jeb bush himself on how he will sway South Carolina voters to his side. Plus a look at more candidate stops in the midlands today. Plus you asked and they answered. Renovations to the main branch of the Richland Library are modeled after what you the community wanted. And this morning were giving you a first look at everything thats new. Ill have all the details coming up in about 15 minutes. A strong storm system also moved off Severe Weather. A tornado from this funnel cloud touched down in parts of northwest florida, monday. The town of mcdavid were damaged and power. Schools will be closed in that area today because of the storms. And all of that rain that fell overnight from that same system has quickly moved out of the midlands. Roads will still be wet this morning, but well see improving conditions in the day ahead. And tim millers keeping an eye on in your first alert forecast. The warm front is now through the midlands this morning and temperatures 30 warmer in some places. So the wedge is gone a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact High Pressure and a good deal of sunshine over the next few days will see above normal highs. First, we need to get through the rain. Showers with a few thunderstorms this morning will quickly race to the well start to clear the sky before noon. It will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Sunny and dry over the next breaking right now in the wis alert center this russia is denying accusations that it is responsible for attacking hospitals and schools in Northern Syria that left 50 civilians dead on monday. This statement just coming in this morning from president Vladmir Putins spokesman who says theres no proof that russia is behind the attack. Syrian officials reported missle attacks on at least five medical facilities and two schools there. The United Nations say targeting such facilities amount to war crimes. The strikes came days after world powers including russia agreed to one of the highlights from the campaign trail monday an appearance by president george w. Bush, campaigning with his brother and candidate, jeb. The brothers were together at a rally in North Charleston. Jeb says his brother can vouch for his readiness to become commanderin chief. The younger bush is hoping to gain more momentum after a fourth place finish in New Hampshire. Former president , george w. Bush made it known, he intended to point out differences in the campaign of his brother, and that of frontrunner donald trump. I understand that americans are angry and frustrated. But we do not need someone in the oval office who mirrors and inflames our anger and frustration. Saturday is going to be a surprise because you all are going to go out and get 10 other people to do the same thing to vote for jeb bush for president. Jeb will continue his campaign through South Carolina today aiken and leesville. Florida senator, marco rubio is looking to his faith as a talking point to win over evangelical voters in our state. Rubio spoke to supporters in gilbert yesterday at harmons tree farm. During a oneonone interview, he talked with our Charles Molineaux about making faith a substantial part of his campaign. First of all its a valid question. Is the single biggest influence on my life is christianity and my faith in my lord and savior jesus christ and people deserve to know that. As far as how it impacts the race, its not a political issue. Its just who i am. If people want to know about it, i have an obligation to share my faith in jesus christ. Rubio says he also looks to be the one republican candidate that can appeal to minority voters. Youll hear more from charles sitdown with marco rubio later today on wis. Ben carson is making a couple of stops in South Carolina. Hell hold a meet and greet with in aiken the details are on your screen. Later tonight hell attend the last word in the south aiken. John kasich will start his day in greenville before coming to the midlands. Hes holding a town hall with lexington county voters at murrays neighborhood bar and grill in cayce. A giant in the Civil Rights Movement is in town to campaign for Hillary Clinton. Vernon jordan, who served as an influential advisor to president bill clinton, will meet with Small Business owners today to encourage them to vote for hillary. Jordan says Hillary Clinton is the most qualified and most prepared to lead our nation. Jordan says he respects other civil rights leaders who have come out in support of sanders but encourages all voters to study the issues and then vote your conscience. Over at usc the nations top journalists will gather for a president ial primary panel. Nbcs craig melvin will be among the media members at the event. Dean Charles Bierbauer of uscs college of information and communications will be the moderator. The event is free and open to the public and is tonight at 7 30. It will be held in room 231 of the williamsbrice building at greene and pickens streets. The south primary, be sure to check out the latest of our political coverage on our website at wis tv dot com. More than five months after a columbia man was murdered his family is now increasing the reward for help in solving the case. On september 8th, police found Charles Kusko junior shot dead at a home on budon court. Since then, Columbia Police have not announced any leads in the case and the search for the killer continues. Now, his two daughters are offering a 5 thousand that can lead to an arrest. If you know anything that can help, call crimestoppers at 1888 crimesc. A shooting investigation in sumter ended with the suspected victim in police custody. Officers say they responded to the piggy wiggly on broad street around noon monday after getting a call that someone was shot in the leg. The man Christopher Thorpe told officers he was shot as a car passed by while outside of the goodwill on broad. Officers say they once they located thorpes vehicle, they found a handgun and a small amount of marijuana including filing a false report. Quarter back is adding to his trophy case. Which prestigious honor he was awarded last night, after leading the tigers to one of their best seasons ever. The warm front is now through morning and temperatures 30 warmer in some places. So the wedge is gone a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact High Pressure and a good deal of sunshine over the next few days will see above normal highs. First, we need to get through the rain. Showers with a few thunderstorms this morning will quickly race to the coast by sunrise well start to clear the sky windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Sunny and dry over the next several days with daytime highs in the middle to upper 60s. Overnight lows from the upper 30s to middle clemsons heisman finalist Quarterback Deshaun Watson was given one of the the biggest honors for College Football quarterbacks last night. Watson won the Davey Obrien National quarterback award. Deshaun retweeted this post from clemson football from the ceremony last night. A number of previous winners the naacp may call for civil disobedience over the water crisis in flint, michigan. The associations president , cornell brooks, has given michigans embattled governor 30 days to come up with a timeline for fixing flints water problems. Brooks also says he wants Governor Rick Snyder to say how much the repairs will cost. Flints Drinking Water has continued to have elevated levels of lead. The naacp says more would be done to fix the water problems if flint as a city was wealthier. Crews from the National Weather service will be out in florida today to survey some damage after suspected tornadoes touched down along the states pandhandle. Officials say one of the apparent twisters swept through the area north of pensacola. At least 10 homes were reportedly destroyed, but no injuries were reported. The warm front is now through the midlands this morning and temperatures 30 warmer in some places. So the wedge is gone a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact High Pressure and a good deal of sunshine over the next few days will see above normal highs. First, we need to get through the rain. Showers with a few thunderstorms this morning will quickly race to the coast by sunrise well start to clear the sky before noon. It will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Sunny and dry over the next several days with daytime highs in the middle to upper 60s. Overnight lows from the upper 30s to middle 40s. In the alert center. Venezuela have agreed this morning to Freeze Oil Production levels if other producers do the same. The decision this morning follows an unexpected, closeddoor meeting involving the four countries. Prices have fallen sharply since summer 2014 this move comes in the hopes of helping prices recover from their lowest in more than a decade. Investigators have released video of a cayce policeman who was shot while trying to make an arrest last november. Listen to me, put your hands behind your back. Dont tense upyoure tensing up. Ima tell you. No, im trying to explain to you. Listen to me, youre pulling away. You got my hand man. Youre being charged with resisting now. Youre being charged with resisting. Shots fired the video was released by the Cayce Department of Public Safety monday, and was taken the night of november 17th. Officers were called to the where they tried to arrest 21yearold Demetrius Bryant on a drug violation. Bryant then fired at themhitting one of the officers. The other officer fired back, killing bryant. Yesterday, the Cayce Department of Public Safety announced that a sled investigation has cleared officer rhett kelley and Sergeant Frank ballentine of any wrongdoing. Ballentine returned to duty last week. Officer kelly is back at work on limited duty as he continues to recover. Some big renovations at the Richland Library are underway. If youve visited before, you know the main branch has a floor dedicated to helping the Community Advance in their careers. And part of that renovation is nearly complete. Our Michal Higdon is live there this morning giving you a first look at what you can expect to see. The renovations on the 3rd floor of the main libary are more than just new furniture, bookshelves, and new rooms. This will be a revamped office dedicated to Career Services for the community appropriately called the new career, business and it was previously called the business and job center which saw thousands of folks using resources. And with this revamping county and Library Officials hope more will take advantage. There will be a Career Coaching center where those in the community can come to get help with their resume, practice their interviewing skills and more. More than a Dozen Computers will be available specifically for job seeking. The best thing about it all these services are free and readily available to the public. We are on the cutting edge and i like to say that the services we offer in the business, careers and research. Which is our new name, is truly a Flagship Service that the library is able to provide for our customers and also makes that Community Connection possible. Library officials hope to have Research Center open by the end of february. We will have all of the details listed on this story on our website a little later this morning. Including a link to see what renovations are being done each day and which resources will be available to you. Live from the Richland Library main branch, Michal Higdon, wis news 10. The time is now. Coming up, well have one final check of your traffic and weather. Plus the headlines of the day. Thanks for starting your day with us if youre doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, youre not alone. While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 . My plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. Im Bernie Sanders. I approve this message because together, we can make a Political Revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all some brand new poll numbers just released by nbc news and survey monkey this morning. 56percent of Republican Voters now believe donald trump will be the partys nominee. Thats a 14percent increase from last weeks although he also still leads among white evangelicals, trumps margin over challenger ted cruz has shrunk from 20points to just 9points. Nbc news finds trump leads the gop field with 38 percent support, followed by texas sen. Ted cruz with 18 percent support. Florida sen. Marco rubio falls third with 14 support followed by ben Carson Holding at 8 percent support. Ohio gov. John kasich rises to a twomonth on the democratic side Hillary Clinton leads sen. Bernie sanders by 10 points, Holding Steady with 50 percent support among democratic voters. This marks the lowest national margin between clinton and sanders in seven weeks. Many of the 2016 president ial candidates have numerous stops in South Carolina today. Well have a full list, plus a link to registrations posted online at wistv dot com. Look for it on our home page. Over at usc the nations top journalists will gather for a president ial primary panel. Nbcs craig melvin will be among the media members at the event. Dean Charles Bierbauer of uscs college of information and communications will be the moderator. The event is free and open to the public and is tonight at 7 30. It will be held in room 231 of the williamsbrice building at columbia fire crews battled heavy rains overnight to put out an apartment fire. It started around 2 15 this were told one person had to be rescued and everyone made it out okay. 12 unites were affected. Investigators are working to determine a cause. Back in the win column tonight. The gamecocks lost for just the 4th time this season to kentucky on saturday. Theyll be on the road tonight to play missouri. Game time is 7 oclock on the sec network. The warm front is now through the midlands this morning and temperatures 30 warmer in some places. So the wedge is gone a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, good morning. Winter wallop. Nearly 50 million americans waking up to a sloppy commute. A massive storm sweeping across at least 17 states, from North Carolina to new england. A tornado outbreak across the south. A 94yearold woman trapped inside her home. Hallelujah First Responders and volunteers form a human chain to pull the woman from the debris. Ultimatum. Donald trump now threatening to doesnt stop running attack ads. Ted is an unstable guy. Ive never, ever met a person that lies more than ted cruz. And Trump Doubles down on his attacks on the bush family as the former president hit it is trail for his brother. Supreme battle. Could the president name his nominee for the court as early as next week . Theres a showdown between the successor for Justice Antonin Scalia. Triumphs, tributes and tripups. Taylor swift comes away with a big award and possibly a message for kanye west. People will try to cut your success or take credit for your accomplishments and fame. While adeles performance